Author Topic: This is a spiffy T-bird (Read 812 times)

Denis · « **on:** February 28, 2011, 08:53:12 AM »

Trans red with chrome tuners. This is a Studio, isn't it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/GIBSON-THUNDERBIRD-4-STRING-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-/300530882325?pt=Guitar&hash=item45f9095715#ht_720wt_1141

Barklessdog · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2011, 08:56:06 AM »

Yes, it,s the studio. Nice basses too bad they never caught on.

uwe · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:11:29 AM »

Yup, they only came in black or cherry, but look best in the latter. Better high register access than a real TB IV, beefier sound in the low range, not as "singing" in the upper registers. Should have done a lot better than it did.

Denis · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:17:38 AM »

I saw a rockabilly band last year in which the bassist played a 5 string Studio. An odd choice for a rockabilly band but it sounded fantastic! After the show he told me he bought it out of a pawn shop for $275 or something like that. Crazy.

uwe · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2011, 10:25:37 AM »

The five string sounds even beefier due to the monstrous neck it has.

dadagoboi · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2011, 11:06:14 AM »

The last one on Ebay went for around the BIN

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